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Form 1 and Form 6 filers will file electronically in 2024 via the Electronic Financial Disclosure Management System (EFDMS).

UPDATE 6/12/24 8:00 A.M. – Updates to the form requirement for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members have been made in EFDMS. Filers and candidates for those offices can now log into EFDMS and access the 2023 Form 1. Click here for updated information. On Monday, June 10, 2024, a Federal Court granted a preliminary injunction that changes the form filing requirement from a 2023 Form 6 back to a 2023 Form 1 for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members. The ruling is effective immediately.
If you are new to EFDMS and wish to access the system, visit the login page. Existing financial disclosure filers should click “I am a Filer” and follow the prompts. Individuals who need to file a disclosure form as a part of the process of qualifying for office, and you do not otherwise hold a position that requires you to file financial disclosure, go to the login page and click “I am a Candidate.”
Have questions about the impact of electronic financial disclosure on the process of qualifying for office? We have answers. Read our FAQs and Tips for Qualifying in the EFDMS era for the information you need to know.
Questions about e-filing in 2024? Read our Tips for e-filing in 2024.
Are you leaving office or being appointed to fill a vacancy? Read our Fact Sheet outlining what form to file and when to file it, based on your dates of service.
A Form 6 e-filing training video is available. A sample Form 6 is also available.
Local filers who traditionally filed with their local Supervisors of Elections and had a public records exemption on file for redaction of certain information under Florida's Public Records Law, will need to file a public records exemption request with the Commission. It is highly recommended that filers make their exemption request with the Commission PRIOR to filing their disclosure form, so that the form can be routed for redaction prior to publishing on the website. Visit our forms page to access the Exemption Request Form. The form must be mailed to the Commission and can be filed now.
All disclosures filed in EFDMS will be published on this website.
On Friday, January 19, 2024, Senator Pizzo and Senator Gruters hosted a live Form 6 tutorial/Q&A session with the Commission's Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Steven Zuilkowski. The recording is now available.

Electronic filing system has launched in January. However, since that time, the Legislature passed a new law (HB 5003) pushing the mandatory electronic filing of Form 6 to January 1, 2023. The law is not effective until signed by the Governor. But once it is signed by the Governor, electronic filing of the 2021

Form 6 will cease and paper forms must be used.

Any Form 6 disclosures already submitted electronically, prior to the bill becoming law, will be considered filed and those filers who submitted their Form 6 electronically, prior to the bill becoming a law will have fulfilled their 2021 financial disclosure requirement.

Once the law is enacted, the Commission will publish paper versions of the Form 6, Form 6X, for 2021 and the Form 6F, for 2022. Those forms will be available on the Commission's Forms page, as well as on the E-filing page. Form 6 annual filers will receive an email as soon as forms are available.

Check this web page frequently for the most up-to-date information. Questions? Call 850-488-7864. Learn more.

The electronic filing system will not accept any electronic Form 6 disclosures for the remainder of 2022. Pursuant to HB 5003, which was signed by the Governor on June 2, 2022, paper forms must be used for the remainder of the year.

Form 6 filers who already submitted their 2021 Form 6 electronically, prior to the bill becoming law, will be considered to have fulfilled their 2021 financial disclosure requirement.
Any Form 6 filers who have not already filed electronically must file the 2021 Form 6 on paper by July 1, 2022.
The paper version of the 2021 Form 6 with instructions is linked below. 2021 Form 6 annual filers should check their email for additional information.
Paper versions of the Form 6 and Form 6X for 2021 and the Form 6F for 2022, including instructions, are also available on the Commission's Forms forms page and E-filing page.
Pursuant to statute, electronic filing of the Form 6 will resume on January 1, 2023.

Check this web page frequently for the most up-to-date information. Questions? Call 850-488-7864.

The Commission's e-filing system for Form 6 will relaunch January 1, 2023.

Any usernames and passwords utilized by filers last year will not work in 2023.
Form 6 filers and candidates for offices, who filed a Form 1 or Form 6 in 2022, may request access to the e-filing system by Commission beginning January 3.
Invitations to register to utilize the system will be emailed to filers in March 2023. Filers wishing to access the system prior to March can contact the Commission to obtain their invitation to register.
Non-incumbent candidates who do not otherwise have a financial disclosure filing requirement must visit the e-filing launch page and click on the "I am a Candidate" button.

Check this web page frequently for the most up-to-date information. Questions? Call 850-488-7864.

Announcements

Welcome to the official website of the Florida Commission on Ethics. We hope you will find it easier to navigate and locate information about Florida's Code of Ethics. Use the tabs to navigate the site for information on recent decisions of the Commission, financial disclosure filings, training, and complaints.
Click here to view confirm form receipt or to find out where to file your disclosure form. From the link, you can search by filer name or filer agency, as well as view Form 6 disclosures on file with the Commission.
The September 13 Commission meeting agenda and materials are now available.
The lobbying and post-officeholding restrictions in Amendment 12, passed by Florida voters in 2018, became effective December 31, 2022. The Florida Legislature passed implementing legislation in CS/HB 7001 and 7003 (See 2022-140 and 2022-141 L.O.F.). Officials with questions about the application of the new prohibition should contact the Commission to request an opinion.
View fines accrued for failure to file or timely file Form 1 or Form 6 for the 2012 to 2021 form years.
Each year, the Commission makes recommendations for legislation in an effort to improve Florida's Code of Ethics and its enforcement. View the 2024 Legislative Recommendations.
The Commission has published its 2023 Annual Report to the Florida Legislature. The publication of this document is intended to inform the Legislature and the public of the Commission's work during the 2023 calendar year.
View the current list of individuals referred to collection agencies for failure to pay automatic fines accrued as a result of non-filed or late-filed annual financial disclosure forms. The Commission Office will be closed for Hurricane Idalia starting at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, and will reopen Friday, September 1. 2021 Form 6, Form 6X (all years), and 2022 Form 6F must be filed electronically this year. Paper forms will not be promulgated. Agency Coordinators have been emailed an invitation to register for the system and provide their annual update of filers for their agency. Form 6 filers needing earlier access may request an invitation to register by contacting the Commission at (850) 488-7864. Learn more.
The office will be closed Thursday, November 10, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nicole. -->

Important Dates

July 1 – Annual Form 1 and Form 6 deadline
September 3 – Form 1 and Form 6 fine grace period ends
September 4 – Automatic fines $25/day accrue for late disclosure filings
September 13 - Commission meeting agenda and materials
January 2 - Office Open
December 1 - Commission meeting Press Release
December 25 & 26 – Office closed for Christmas
December 29 – Office closed for New Year's
July 3 – Annual Form 1 and Form 6 deadline
September 1 – Form 1 and Form 6 fine grace period ends
September 2 – Automatic fines $25/day accrue for late disclosure filings
November 10 – Office closed in observance of Veterans's Day
September 4 – Office closed for Labor Day
Office will be closed for Hurricane Idalia starting at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 29 and will reopen Friday, September 1
July 1 – Annual Form 1 and Form 6 deadline
September 1 – Form 1 and Form 6 fine grace period ends
September 2 – Automatic fines $25/day accrue for late disclosure filings
November 23, 24 and 25 – Office closed for Thanksgiving
December 3 - Commission meeting agenda and materials
December 3 - Commission meeting Press Release
January 16 – Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
May 29 – Office closed for Memorial Day
June 7 – EFDMS Form 6 Webinar
January 27 - Commission meeting Press Release
April 21 - Commission meeting Press Release
January 1 - New E-filing system launch
January 3 – Agency Coordinator e-filing registration invitation email
January 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Agenda - Rule Development Workshop
July 4 – Office closed in observance of Independence Day
January 1 - New E-filing system launch
January 18 – Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 15 – Office closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Febuary 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Rule Development Workshop - Agenda and Citizen Input
November 10 - Office closed in anticipation of Tropical Storm Nicole
November 11 – Office closed in observance of Veterans's Day
March 1 – Form 6 e-filing registration invitation emailed to filers
March 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Rule Development Workshop - Agenda, Working Draft Prepared by Staff & Citizen Input
July 28 - Commission meeting Press Release
April 8 ~~(and April 9, if necessary)~~ - Advisory Committee meeting as to the next Executive Director meeting agenda and materials
May 27 – Office closed for Memorial Day
July 1 – Annual Form 1 and Form 6 deadline
July 4 – Office closed in observance of Independence Day
September 9 - Commission meeting Press Release
September 1 – Form 1 and Form 6 fine grace period ends
September 2 – Automatic fines $25/day accrue for late disclosure filings
September 2 – Office closed for Labor Day
October 13 - Budget Workshop agenda and materials
November 11 – Office closed in observance of Veterans's Day
November 28 and 29 – Office closed for Thanksgiving
December 24 & 25 – Office closed for Christmas
December 31 & January 1 – Office closed for New Year's
December 6 - Commission meeting Press Release
December 31 & January 1 – Office closed for New Year's
The office will be closed for Tropical Storm Debby Monday, August 5. The plan is to reopen Tuesday, August 6 -->

Electronic Filing System

Form 1 and Form 6 filers file electronically in 2024 via the Electronic Financial Disclosure Management System (EFDMS).

UPDATE 6/12/24 8:00 A.M. – Updates to the form requirement for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members have been made in EFDMS. Filers and candidates for those offices can now log into EFDMS and access the 2023 Form 1. Click here for updated information. On Monday, June 10, 2024, a Federal Court granted a preliminary injunction that changes the form filing requirement from a 2023 Form 6 back to a 2023 Form 1 for Mayors and City/Village/Town Governing Board Members. The ruling is effective immediately.
If you are new to EFDMS and wish to access the system, visit the login page. Existing financial disclosure filers should click “I am a Filer” and follow the prompts. Individuals who need to file a disclosure form as a part of the process of qualifying for office, and you do not otherwise hold a position that requires you to file financial disclosure, go to the login page and click “I am a Candidate.”
Questions about the impact of electronic financial disclosure on the process of qualifying for office? We have answers. Read our FAQs and Tips for Qualifying in the EFDMS era for the information you need to know about how e-filing impacts the qualifying process.
Are you leaving office or being appointed to fill a vacancy? Read our Fact Sheet outlining what form to file and when to file it, based on your dates of service.
Have questions about e-filing in 2024? Read our Tips for e-filing in 2024.
A Form 6 e-filing training video is available. A sample Form 6 is also available.
Local filers who traditionally filed with their local Supervisors of Elections and had a public records exemption on file for redaction of certain information under Florida's Public Records Law, will need to file a public records exemption request with the Commission. It is highly recommended that filers make their exemption request with the Commission PRIOR to filing their disclosure form, so that the form can be routed for redaction prior to publishing on the website. Visit our forms page to access the Exemption Request Form. The form must be mailed to the Commission and can be filed now.
All disclosures filed in EFDMS will be published on this website.

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